# Accident 19830405011299A: Piper PA60601P, Tampa, FL, April 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1983, 17:53 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6079R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6079R-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,893 total, 186 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405011299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED. DOOR NOT PRIOR SECURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA111), Apr 5, 1983: Piper PA-60-601P (N6079R), Tampa, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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